Hodgson to 'wait and see' on Rio

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England manager Roy Hodgson says he will "wait and see" on Rio Ferdinand's international future after the Manchester United defender's withdrawal from the squad.

Hodgson called Ferdinand up for the first time in his tenure as national manager for Friday's World Cup qualifier against San Marino and Tuesday's trip to Montenegro, only for the 34-year-old to rule himself out, citing fitness concerns.

Ferdinand subsequently had to defend his decision after it emerged he will be working as a television pundit on the game in Qatar.

"Flown out for some pre-planned downtime... With a bit of punditry thrown in for a game I would have watched anyway," Ferdinand wrote on his Twitter account on Thursday.

"No different from what I did on the last 10-day international break."

Asked to comment on Ferdinand's commitments, Hodgson said: "I don't have any serious thoughts on it. I was disappointed when he couldn't accept our invitation.

"It would've been nice to have him here, but as we all know, he wasn't able to accept the invitation.

"But what he has done now and how he operates in the next couple of weeks is his business and the club's business. I'm very happy with the squad of players I have here and that's where I have my focus."

Hodgson also said it was too early to say whether or not Ferdinand's tally of England caps will remain stuck on 81.

"I think we should just wait and see," Hodgson said.

"It's more a question of how his injury situation will impact on him playing for England, so we'll just have to wait and see."